With no runaway winners in the team’s vote for captains, Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer today named eight -- including quarterback Braxton Miller and linebacker Ryan Shazier, both juniors -- as game captains for the 2013 season.

In a news release, Meyer said he was taking the step with an intent to name official season captains at year’s end.

“It’s the first time I’ve done something like this,” the release said Meyer told the team. “We had eight individuals receive a lot of votes, and all were within 12 votes of each other.

"So they’ll lead us into each game as captains and at the end of the year a decision will be made as to who will be the season’s captains.”